Toy jockey



p 1939- J. c. RUMSEY' 2,171,600

TOY JOCKEY Filed April 27, 1938 INVENTOR John CRumsqy ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 5, 1939 "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY JOOKEY John O. Rumsey, Lawrence, Kans.

Application April 27, 1938, Serial No. 204,568

2 Claims. (01. 46-408) The present invention relates to amusement of a rider representing a jockey, these parts hedevices or toys, and more particularly to toy veing fastened to the arm 20 by screws 25 or the hicles designed for the amusement of juveniles. like.

Accordingly, the invention aims to provide a The lower part of the body portion 2'! of the novel type of toy vehicle or cart which will injockey figure is provided with a pivot pin 26 for clude an animal figure and representation of a pivotally mounting the upper ends of the jockjockey, together with means actuated by moveeys legs 2'! at opposite sides of the supporting ment of the toy for imparting animated motion arm 20, the opposite ends of which legs are each to both the jockey and animal figure. provided with a pivot pin 28 representing the 0 In its preferred form as carried out in the ilknee joint connection with the lower leg members lustrated embodiment herein, the invention com- 30; and the feet 32 at the lower ends of said leg prises a cart form of vehicle designed to be trailed members 30 are shown as rockingly supported by a juvenile and carrying both animal and jockon a cross-rod. 34 mounted across the open porey figures having appropriate joint connections tion of the frame 5 and supported by the opposite for both permitting and transmitting movement sides thereof (see Figure 2). Arm members 35 between the parts, which movement is effected by are also illustrated as secured by a pin 36 to the operating means actuated from the axle of the opposite sides of the upper portion of the body 2|, vehicle. as well as by a pin 3'! to the opposite sides of the With the foregoing general object in view, the neck portion of the animal figure 22 in aline- 0 invention will now be described by reference to ment with the representation of the check rein the accompanying drawing illustrating one form 38 as shown inFigure 1.

f c ru i n f r em ying the proposed i With the foregoing construction it will be approvements, after which those features and comparent that as the vehicle or cart is trailed along binations thereof deemed to be novel and patby the juvenile, the rotation of the wheels and 5 entable will be particularly set forth and claimed. crank M will actuate the link I 5, and through it, In the drawingthe supporting arm 20 and parts carried thereby, Figure 1 is a central sectional elevation showthe movements of the figures mounted on the ing a jockey vehicle constructed in accordance arm 20 being of such a nature as to simulate the with the present invention; and running movements of the animal and carrying 0 Figure 2 is a plan view of the same. the jockey, and the pivoted relation of the legs Referring now to the drawing in detail, this of the jockey also being such as to cause the shows a vehicle construction comprising a suitsame to have corresponding movements in simuable U-shaped frame 5 of appropriate miniature lation of the leg movements of a jockey riding form, to the front end of which is attached, by the animal.

5 means of screws 6, any desired form of handle In order to increase the realistic effect of the member I for trailing the vehicle. The rear ends operation, a spring leaf assembly is carried by of the frame 5 are constructed as bearings 8 for one side of the frame 5, said assembly comprising journaling the ends of an axle 9, to the opposite a middle spring leaf 40 embraced between two ends of which axle are secured, as by means of relatively shorter spring leaves 4|, and one end 0 pins ID, the supporting wheels l2 which also conof the assembly being secured by fastenings 42 40 stitute driving means, through the medium of the to a bracket element 43 attached to the side of crank portion [4 of the axle and a pivotal link the frame in such a manner as to present the member l5, for transmitting movement to the free end of the middle leaf it in the path of a movable parts of the construction, as hereinafter pin 44 projecting from the inner side of the 5 described. wheel l2 on that side of the frame. With this 45 A clip element I6 is fastened by screws I! or arrangement, each turn of said Wheel will enthe like to the inside of the forward end portion gage and release said spring leaf 40 with a snap of he fr me 5 f r rr a h r n l pivo pin action, with the result that the springing and I8 on which is fulcrumed the forward end of a snapping engagement of the spring leaves will 3 curved supporting arm 20, the rear end of which produce rapid sounds in imitation of those of the is pivotally connected at 2| to the upper end of feet of a running animal as represented by the the operating link 15. moving animal figure 22.

On the upper face of this supporting arm 20 It will thus be apparent that the lifelike moveare mounted the head and neck portions of an ments executed by the operation of the improved 3 animal figure 22 as well as the body portion 24 toy vehicle construction as well as the sounds produced in connection with said operation are such as to be calculated to make the device have a very strong appeal to the class of persons for which it is designed; and also that the described construction constitutes a very simple and strong as well as inexpensive type of construction adapted to be economically manufactured. Moreover, while I have illustrated and described what I have found to represent a very eflicient and satisfactory form of embodiment of the proposed features of improvement, I desire to be understood as reserving the right to make all changes or minor modifications which may fairly be deemed to fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy jockey vehicle comprising :a frame provided with supporting wheels, a movablearm carrying an animal figure and a jockey figure, said jockey figure including legs composed of pivoted sections forming hip and knee joints and rockably connected with the vehicle frame, and means actuated by the travel of said wheels for transmitting movement to said arm for correspondingly moving said figures to simulate the movements of a jockey riding the animal.

2. A toy jockey vehicle comprising a frame provided with supporting wheels, a movable arm carrying an animal figure and a jockey figure, said jockey figure comprising a body portion mounted on said arm and leg members formed in sections pivotally connected to form knee joints and also pivotally connected with said body portion at points representing hip joints, the feet portions of said leg members being rockably connected with the vehicle frame, and means actuated by the rolling movement of the wheels for transmitting movement to said arm for correspondingly moving said figures to simulate the movements of a jockey riding the animal.

. JOHN C.v RUMSEY. 

